Chevrolet is working on a facelifted Camaro and a new report is suggesting the car will be offered with the seven-speed manual transmission from the Corvette.Autoguide recently discovered a document from the California Air Resources Board which lists engine and transmission options for both the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro and Corvette. The document shows both models will be offered with a 6.2-liter V8 engine but the Camaro listing indicates it will have three transmission options. The first two choices carryover and include a six-speed manual and an eight-speed automatic. The third and final choice is a seven-speed manual which is also available on the Corvette.

These types of documents are subject to change but Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter has previously touted the benefits of the transmission by saying “The seven-speed gives the driver the control of a true three-pedal manual transmission with perfect shifts enabled by Active Rev Matching.” The gearbox also features a dual-mass flywheel and a dual-disc clutch which delivers “greater shift quality and feel through lower inertia.”

The company has also hinted they are going to focus on the car’s turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine which currently produces 275 hp (205 kW) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque. That’s significantly less than the 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder in the Mustang which develops 310 hp (231 kW) and 350 lb-ft (474 Nm) of torque.

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7-Spd manual tranny is too much of that good even for European drivers and to be true only for one particular reason – MPG – even Europeans complain about it in an 911…

brn

I haven’t driven a manual in quite a while. My last one had five speeds, so I don’t have too much to compare, but…

I’d think you’d drive it as a six speed most of the time. Use that last gear when you’re really locking it in for distance.

eb110americana

I’m surprised that they stuck with the 8-speed auto when the refreshed Mustang (a car that was already outselling the Camaro even before the refresh) is getting their jointly developed 10-speed a full year earlier. Similar seems to be happening in their trucks, where almost all F-150s get the 10-speed, but only the top pickups and SUVs with the 6.2L V8 have it on GM’s side. Maybe GM will have first dibs on the 9-speed transverse auto?

SteersUright

The Camaro, an excellent performer as it is, just needs vastly improved visibility and a proper DCT. Why is GM always so behind the ball? Give the Corvette and Camaro the latest tech including a proper DCT already and give us a Camaro we can see very well out of!

:/ Yurr

They definitely need to change the visibility. I sat in that car and was scared to drive it lol.

CTX

This is awesome! I wanted to 7-speed to trickle down to something more affordable

EyalN

after years that all europeans drove manual and americans automatic now european sports cars use dual clutch transmission that is automatic and american use manual. Ferrari refuse to make manual because it is slower.